In-line spectroscopic ellipsometry for the monitoring of the optical properties and quality of roll-to-roll printed nanolayers for organic photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-156

  Logothetidis, Stergios ^a   Georgiou, Despoina ^a   Laskarakis, Argiris ^a   Koidis, Christos ^a   Kalfagiannis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

In line monitoring; Organic electronics; Organic photovoltaics; PEDOT:PSS; Roll to roll; Spectroscopic ellipsometry

Indexed keywords

IN-LINE MONITORING; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PEDOT:PSS; ROLL TO ROLL;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER BLENDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84873644258     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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